Digital Routing and Clock
Generation
The digital routing circuitry has the following main functions:
•
Manages the flow of data between the bus interface and the acquisition/generation
sub-systems (analog input, analog output, digital I/O, and the counters). The digital routing
circuitry uses FIFOs (if present) in each sub-system to ensure efficient data movement.
•
Routes timing and control signals. The acquisition/generation sub-systems use these
signals to manage acquisitions and generations. These signals can come from the following
sources:
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Your M Series device
–
Other devices in your system through RTSI
–
User input through the PFI terminals
–
User input through the PXI_STAR terminal
•
Routes and generates the main clock signals for the M Series device.
Clock Routing
Figure 9-1 shows the clock routing circuitry of an M Series device.
Onboard
80 MHz
Oscillator
RTSI <0..7>
PXIe_CLK10
PXI_STAR
Figure 9-1. M Series Clock Routing Circuitry
External
Reference
Clock
PLL
10 MHz RefClk
÷ 10
÷
4
÷
200
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(To RTSI <0..7>
Output Selectors)
80 MHz
Timebase
20 MHz
Timebase
100 kHz
Timebase